Alex EGBuonu

You buried, due to admirable modesty, that that book launch was the greatest book launch of all time ❤️

So honestly I do think it was more made for you than me (and other Jews from a coast -- or, like you, with relationships to both coasts -- who have one or more siblings). But it's also for me, without a doubt!

Full title -- amazing shout-out to the show included -- is "Don't Close the...Door: Rugrats and Its Impact on Jewish Children."

I am pleased to report this is a deeply correct and widespread opinion! Here's Terri McGuire's master's thesis entitled "Rugrats and its Impact on Jewish Children."

scholarworks.brandeis.edu/view/pdfCove...

This yields people who are unable to look at a situation of clear oppressor and clear oppressed without asking "but what's underneath this seeming simplicity that's actually far more complicated."

It isn't that there is nothing about Israel-Palestine that is complicated. But we've lost the plot.

The best way to get nods of agreement in Centrist or Liberal-leaning spaces -- independent of topic -- is to express uncertainty between two options.

It feels like we've produced a fundamental addiction to moral uncertainty and a full-on repulsion to moral clarity.

Randy Fine might give him a run for his money down there unfortunately lol!

Full 4-minute audio is in the body of the article. Every second is honestly incredible.

The audio is remarkable. It’s like Cuomo was really excited to record a soundbite to energize his opponents. I love it. He may or may not be right about the Jewish vote breakdown but it got me revved up as a Jewish Mamdani supporter with tons of friends who are Jewish Mamdani supporters!

And like....a lot of people largely watch because they're in bracket pools and no other reason. If bracket pool participation takes a huge hit, that's a problem for TV viewership!

A thing about this people are talking about enough:

Expansion to 72/76 decimates online bracket pools as we've experienced them. Are casuals gonna participate when 1/3rd of 1st round games have a / between two teams? Is ESPN gonna sacrifice all Tues/Wed signups in order to make play-ins pickable?

I guess I see it as a bigger sacrifice for the high-majors to lose control over a significantly higher percentage of their non-conference schedule than otherwise.

I agree with you that high-majors do everything they can to avoid going to low-majors, but they also wanna control their schedule.

I love this so so much! Only pushback I have is 6 games in CBBCL group play -- I don't love seeing same noncon opponent twice in one year.

I'd go 3 games, coinflip or something for who is home for 2/3 versus home for 1/3. Overall point-differential as tiebreaker like it is in the Olympics.